Britt Reid (American football)
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San Francisco, California, U.S.
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| Born | April 28, 1985 San Francisco, California, U.S. |
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| High school | Harriton (Rosemont, Pennsylvania) |
| College | Temple |
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Britt Reid (born April 28, 1985) is an American former football coach. He most recently served as an outside linebackers coach for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL).[1] His coaching career began when he worked for his father Andy Reid as a Practice Squad Coach Intern in 2009 with the Philadelphia Eagles and continued as he worked in multiple defensive coaching positions for his father with the Kansas City Chiefs from 2013 to 2020. Reid won Super Bowl LIV as the Chiefs' linebackers and outside linebackers coach.
Following the 2020 season, his contract expired and he was not offered a new contract following his DWI arrest that occurred towards the end of the season.
Reid is the son of Andy Reid.[2] For four years, he played football at Harriton High School, in the suburbs of Philadelphia, serving as the team captain for three seasons. Reid played in the East-West All-Star Game as a senior. He attended college at Temple University and received a bachelor's degree in communications.[1]
Coaching career
In 2008, Reid was an assistant offensive line coach at St. Joseph's Preparatory School in Philadelphia.
In 2009, he was a training camp coordinator intern for the Philadelphia Eagles, under his father, Andy Reid. Prior to his graduation, Reid served as a student assistant for the Temple football program for two seasons assisting the offense. Reid also spent two years (2011–12) working at the Steve Addazio football camp.[3]
Following his graduation, he joined his father on the Kansas City Chiefs coaching staff in 2013 as the Defensive Quality Control Coach. This was followed by Assistant Defensive Line Coach in 2015, the Defensive Line Coach from 2016 to 2018, and the Linebackers/outside linebackers Coach when the Chiefs won Super Bowl LIV. As a result of being charged with a DWI in February 2021 (see below), he was placed on administrative leave by the Chiefs and did not coach at Super Bowl LV, which the Chiefs lost 31-9 to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. At the end of the 2020 season, his contract with the Chiefs was allowed to expire after which it was not renewed.[4]
